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CamboDia*

H.E. Sik Bun Hok,
Chairman, NEC

PArt i PArt ii

CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Official Name LEGISLATURE
Kingdom of Cambodia (Preah Reacheanachakr
Kampuchea) 1. Structure of National Legislature:
Bicameral
2. Government
The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) 2. Names of the Houses in Vernacular and English

3. Head of State Designation Senate (Predhsphea Ney Preah Reacheanachakr
Preah Karona Preah Bath Samdech Preah Borom- Kampuchea) (Upper House)
neath NORODOM SIHAMONI National Assembly (Radhsphea Ney Preah Rea-

4. Head of Government Designation cheanachakr Kampuchea) (Lower House)
Samdech Aka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN 3. Total no. of Members in Each House Elected/
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Nominated
5. Capital 125 members of the Radhsphea Ney Preah Rea-
Phnom Penh cheanachakr Kampuchea (National Assembly) are
elected by universal adult suffrage. 58 members of
6. Currency the Senate are elected by members of the Nation-
Riel (KHR) al Assembly and local Commune/Sangkat Coun-
7. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) cilors, 2 members are nominated by the National
Cambodian 90%; Chinese and Vietnamese 5% Assembly in accordance with relative majority and
each; Chams, Indigenous people, small numbers another 2 members are appointed by the monarch.
of hill tribes like Khmer Loeu, Jarai, Brao, Kreung, 4. Popular House
and Tumpoun. The National Assembly (Radhsphea Ney Preah
8. Date of Independence Reacheanachakr Kampuchea)
9 November 1953 from France
5. Type of Electoral System
9. Date of Adoption of Democratic Constitution Proportional Representation (closed list) with high-
24 September 1993 est average seat allocation method by municipal/
provincial election boundary
10. Language (s)
Khmer (official)

11. Literacy Levels
Male: 87.3%, Female: 78.1%, Total: 82.5% (2017) 2

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